And in case you can’t get enough Hellenistic astrology (and who can?), check out Chris’ podcast, where this episode may be of particular relevance.

Works Discussed in this Episode:

Primary:

Herodotus: the story of king Croesus’ ill-fated oracle can be found at I.53.

Cicero’s De fato, On Fate, is mentioned in this episode. The work comes down to us not-quite-complete, but remains the best work devoted to Hellenistic ideas on fate surviving from antiquity, and it’s a doozy. Well worth a read.

Ptolemy dismisses ‘numbers’ and ‘lots’ in Book 3, Chapter 4 of the Tetrabiblos, his great work on astrology (on which much more in a coming episode devoted to Ptolemy).

Secondary:

Brennan, C., 2017. Hellenistic Astrology: the Study of Fate and Fortune. Amor Fati, Denver, CO. Highly recommended if you want to get serious about Hellenistic astrology.

Forrest, S., 2012. Yesterday’s Sky. Seven Paws Press, Borrego Springs, CA. A piece of dicey-looking astrology which was mentioned in the episode as having been endorsed by a famous actor. Good for him.